银杯重现 Reappeared Silver Cup
【作者:取材自Catechetical Help 顾美芬译】剪下一方暖和--喻道小故事 2013.03.17
One day in the laboratory of a famous scientist, a valuable silver cup was accidentally dropped into a vat of acid. Immediately the silver cup disintegrated , dissolving into the acid. The person who dropped the cup was frantic , but the great scientist knew that silver was still present in the vat, hidden among the minute particles of the liquid acid. After pouring the right chemicals into the acid, the silver quickly began to appear in the solution. It was then gathered together and sent to a silversmith with a careful description of the original cup. In a few days, the cup reappeared in the laboratory, ready to be used and appreciated for its value again.
字汇
Vat 大桶子
Disintegrate 溶解
Frantic 发狂似的
Minute 微小
在一个着名科学家的实验室里，有一天，贵重的银杯意外掉进酸溶液的大桶裏。银杯立刻分解，溶入酸溶液。把银杯掉下去的人发狂似的，但伟大的科学家知道银子还在大桶里，躲在酸溶液微小的分子里。在倒入正确的化学剂到酸里之后，银很快就再次出现在溶液裏。把银收集起来送到银匠那里，说明清楚杯子的原样，几天之后，银杯又重现在实验室里，可以使用，可以赏玩，而且价值不减。
思考与应用
1.还有什物质像银一样会溶解在酸里好像变不见了？
2.人死了身体会分解、腐朽不见，有再重现的可能吗？
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